Monthly BSUoS Forecast Summary March 2022

CKAN Data API

Access resource data via a web API with powerful query support.
Further information in the main CKAN Data API and DataStore documentation.

The Data API can be accessed via the following actions of the CKAN action API.

Query
`https://api.neso.energy/api/3/action/datastore_search`
Query (via SQL)
`https://api.neso.energy/api/3/action/datastore_search_sql`

Query example (first 5 results)
`https://api.neso.energy/api/3/action/datastore_search?resource_id=db352475-1dc7-462a-9f57-cfcf269fa5f2&limit=5`
Query example (via SQL statement)
`https://api.neso.energy/api/3/action/datastore_search_sql?sql=SELECT * from "db352475-1dc7-462a-9f57-cfcf269fa5f2" LIMIT 5`

A simple ajax (JSONP) request to the data API using jQuery.

var data = {
  resource_id: 'db352475-1dc7-462a-9f57-cfcf269fa5f2', // the resource id
  limit: 5 // get 5 results
};
$.ajax({
  url: 'https://api.neso.energy/api/3/action/datastore_search',
  data: data,
  dataType: 'jsonp',
  success: function(data) {
    alert('Total results found: ' + data.result.total)
  }
});

A simple ajax (JSONP) request to the data API using jQuery.

import urllib2
  url = 'https://api.neso.energy/api/3/action/datastore_search?resource_id=db352475-1dc7-462a-9f57-cfcf269fa5f2&limit=5'
  fileobj = urllib2.urlopen(url)
  print fileobj.read()

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Table Information

Month

Title	Month
Type	yearmonth
Description	The month Balancing Services Use of System (BSUoS) forecasted for.
Comment
Example	Feb-22
Unit

Energy_Imbalance_£m

Title	Energy Imbalance
Type	integer
Description	Energy imbalance is the difference between the amount of energy generated in real time, the amount of energy consumed during that same time, and the amount of energy sold ahead of the generation time for that specific time period. The monthly energy imbalance cost can be negative or positive depending whether the market was predominantly long or short.
Comment	Energy Imbalance can be either positive or negative
Example	15.0
Unit	£m

Positive_Reserve_£m

Title	Positive Reserve
Type	number
Description	Positive reserve is required to operate the transmission system securely and provides the reserve energy required to meet the demand when there are shortfalls, due to demand changes or generation breakdowns.
Comment
Example	15.0
Unit	£m

Negative_Reserve_£m

Title	Negative Reserve
Type	number
Description	A Negative Reserve service can provide the flexibility to reduce generation or increase demand to ensure supply and demand are balanced. The service is held in reserve to cover unforeseen fluctuations in demand, or generation from demand side PV and wind.
Comment
Example	3.0
Unit	£m

Frequency_Control_£m

Title	Frequency Control
Type	number
Description	This is the sum of the Fast reserve and the Response costs. Fast Reserve provides the rapid and reliable delivery of active power through an increased output from generation or a reduction in consumption from demand sources, following receipt of an electronic dispatch instruction from National Grid. Fast Reserve service must commence within two minutes following instruction, at rates of 25MW or greater per minute and providing a minimum of 50MW. Response is a service we use to keep the system frequency close to 50Hz. Fast acting generation and demand services are held in readiness to manage any fluctuation in the system frequency, which could be caused by a sudden loss of generation or demand. There are three types of frequency response known as “primary”, “secondary” and “high”. The difference between primary and secondary is the speed at which they act recover the system frequency. Both primary and secondary react to low frequency conditions, and high response.
Comment
Example	67.0
Unit	£m

Other_£m

Title	Other
Type	number
Description	This includes minor components which are any actions that don’t meet the defined rules to categorise costs. This also includes costs any costs required to manage voltage. We manage voltage levels across the grid to make sure we stay within our operational standards and avoid damage to transmission equipment. Voltage levels are controlled by reactive power, and we pay providers to help manage voltage levels on the system by controlling the volume of reactive power that they absorb or generate.
Comment
Example	30.0
Unit	£m

Constraints_£m

Title	Constraints
Type	number
Description	Actions taken by the ENCC for non energy system management reasons
Comment
Example	184.0
Unit	£m

Balancing Costs (Central) £m

Title	Balancing Costs
Type	number
Description	Total Balancing Costs
Comment
Example	217.0
Unit	£m

Estimated Internal BSUoS & ESO Incentive £m

Title	Estimated Internal BSUoS & ESO Incentive
Type	number
Description	The internal charges incurred by NGESO to fulfil system operator obligations plus recovery of the estimated revenue paid to NGESO under the incentive scheme. Profit is positive and a loss is represented as a negative.
Comment
Example	24.02
Unit	£m

BSUoS Cost Recovery £m

Title	BSUoS Cost Recovery
Type	number
Description	Recovery of the BSUoS costs underrecovered in 2021
Comment
Example	5.2
Unit	£m

ALoMCP £m

Title	ALoMC
Type	number
Description	Recovery of the costs of the Accelerated Loss of Mains Change Programme (ALoMCP). For further details about the programme see the operability strategy report."
Comment
Example	1.67
Unit	£m

CMP345/350 Deferred Costs £m

Title	CMP 345/350 Deferred Costs
Type	number
Description	Recovery of costs deferred due to CMP345/350
Comment
Example	1.8
Unit	£m

CMP381 Deferred Costs £m

Title	CMP 381 Deferred Costs £m
Type	number
Description	Recovery of costs deferred due to CMP345/350
Comment
Example	1.2
Unit	£m

Estimated BSUoS Volume (TWh)

Title	Estimated BSUoS Volume (TWh)
Type	number
Description	The total volume over which the BSUoS charge is payable
Comment
Example	40.04
Unit	TWh

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Monthly BSUoS Forecast Summary March 2022

CKAN Data API

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Table Information

Month

Energy_Imbalance_£m

Positive_Reserve_£m

Negative_Reserve_£m

Frequency_Control_£m

Other_£m

Constraints_£m

Balancing Costs (Central) £m

Estimated Internal BSUoS & ESO Incentive £m

BSUoS Cost Recovery £m

ALoMCP £m

CMP345/350 Deferred Costs £m

CMP381 Deferred Costs £m

Estimated BSUoS Volume (TWh)